LEARNit Dictionary

duck

noun
1
a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide beak. There are many types of duck, some of which are kept for their meat or eggs.
اردک, مرغابی
see also eider duck, rubber duck
2
a female duck
اردک ماده, مرغابی ماده
compare drake
3
meat from a duck
گوشت اردک, گوشت مرغابی
roast duck with orange sauce
Slice the duck breast and serve.
In a large saucepan, melt the duck fat.
see also Bombay duck, Peking duck
4
a friendly way of speaking to somebody
عزیزم, گلم, قربونت, دلبر
Anything else, duck?
compare dear, love
5
a batsman's score of zero
صفر, بدون امتیاز, بی امتیاز, صفر امتیاز
He was out for a duck.
verb
1
to move your head or body downwards to avoid being hit or seen
خم شدن, جاخالی دادن
2
to avoid something by moving your head or body out of the way
جا خالی دادن, سر خم کردن, کنار رفتن, خود را پایین کشیدن
He ducked the first few blows then started to fight back.
synonym dodge
3
to move somewhere quickly, especially in order to avoid being seen
یواشکی حرکت کردن, حرکت سریع برای پنهان شدن
She ducked into the adjoining room as we came in.
4
to avoid a difficult or unpleasant duty or responsibility
شانه خالی کردن, طفره رفتن
It's his turn to cook dinner, but I bet he'll try to duck out of it.
The government is ducking the issue.
5
to push somebody underwater and hold them there for a short time
زیر آب بردن, غوطه‌ور کردن, فروبردن, زیر آب نگه داشتن, سر زیر آب کردن
The kids were ducking each other in the pool.